Park property.
Charlotte City Code § 15-132
in effectSec. 15-132. - Park property.
(a) Buildings and other property. No person in a park shall:
(1) Wilfully mark, deface, disfigure, adulterate, injure, tamper with, or displace or remove any buildings; bridges; tables; benches; fireplaces; railings; fountains, ponds or other bodies of water; paving or paving material; water lines or other public utilities or parts or appurtenances thereof; fences; signs, notices or placards, whether temporary or permanent; receptacles; monuments; stakes, posts, or other boundary markers; or other structures, improvements or equipment, facilities or park property or appurtenances whatsoever, either real or personal.
(2) Force entry into any restroom or washroom that is locked or bolted; and no person over the age of five years shall use any restroom, washroom, or locker room designated for the opposite sex.
(3) Dig or remove any soil, rock or stones, except in areas designated for that purpose, or any trees, shrubs, plants, plantings, grass, down-timber or other wood or materials; or make any excavation by tool, equipment, blasting, or other means or agency.
(4) Construct or erect any building or structure of whatever kind, whether permanent or temporary in character, or run or string any public service utility into, upon or across such lands, except on special written permit issued under this article.
(b) Trees, shrubbery, lawns. No person in a park shall:
(1) Damage, cut, carve, transplant or remove any tree or plant or injure the bark or pick the flowers or seeds of any tree or plant; attach any rope, wire, or other contrivance to any tree or plant; or tie or hitch an animal to any tree or plant.
(2) Climb, stand or sit upon monuments, vases, fountains, railings, fences, gun-carriages, trees or upon any other property not designated or customarily used for such purposes.
(c) Wild animals, birds. No person in a park shall:
(1) Hunt, molest, harm, frighten, kill, trap, chase, tease, shoot or throw missiles at any animal, reptile or bird; remove or possess the young of any wild animal or the eggs or nest or young of any reptile or bird; except that snakes known to be deadly poisonous, such as rattlesnakes, moccasins, coral snakes, or other deadly reptiles, may be killed on sight.
(2) Give or offer or attempt to give to any animal or bird any tobacco, alcohol or other known noxious substances.
(Code 1985, § 15-137)
Source: City of Charlotte, Code of Ordinances and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/nc/charlotte/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIICOOR_CH15OFMIPR_ARTVICOPUPA_S15-132PAPRFetched: 10/27/2026